Data processing: software development – installation – and managem – Software program development tool – Translation of code
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-07
2011-06-07
Chavis, John (Department: 2193)
Data processing: software development, installation, and managem
Software program development tool
Translation of code
Reexamination Certificate
active
07958498
ABSTRACT:
Methods and systems for processing a geometry shader program developed in a high-level shading language are disclosed. Specifically, in one embodiment, after having received the geometry shader program configured to be executed by a first processing unit in a programmable execution environment, the high-level shading language instructions of the geometry shader program is converted into low-level programming language instructions. The low-level programming language instructions are then linked with the low-level programming language instructions of a domain-specific shader program, which is configured to be executed by a second processing unit also residing in the programmable execution environment. The linked instructions of the geometry shader program are directed to the first processing unit, and the linked instructions of the domain-specific shader program are directed to the second processing unit.
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Brown Patrick R.
Dodd Christopher T.
Kilgard Mark J.
Lichtenbelt Barthold B.
Chavis John
Nvidia Corporation
Patterson & Sheridan LLP
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